Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The House on March 11 approved a CR to keep the government funded through Sept. 30.

Developed with communications specialist Outerlink Global Solutions, the sensor monitors the difference in real time between air temperature and dew point.

European aerospace players are worrying about the gradual transfer of the supply chain's ownership to non-European actors.

Rocket Lab is to pay $75 million in cash or shares, with potential earn-outs of $75 million in cash or shares.

The Embraer spinoff announced its revised timeline on an earnings call March 12 for the 2024 fourth quarter.

Rotortrade, the helicopter distributor business owned by Saudi Arabia’s The Helicopter Company (THC) is entering the rotorcraft leasing business.

Enstrom has been unable to access its home market since the FAA in April 2020 mandated crash-resistant fuel systems for all aircraft built and sold in the U.S.

Isar Aerospace and the Norwegian Space Agency have agreed to work together to launch the Arctic Ocean Surveillance system.

Thales Alenia Space has secured the contract from Telespazio to build the satellites for the European Space Agency’s planned Moonlight lunar navigation system.

SHEREx and PUNCH have lifted off at last, ridesharing on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, for years-long science missions aiming to reveal secrets of space.

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force on March 6 conducted a full-scale qualification static test fire of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile stage-one solid rocket motor.

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Robinson Helicopter CEO and President David Smith says 295 rotorcraft were delivered last year.

The company is targeting a renewed annual output of up to 12 of the twin-engine heavy helicopters.

The board’s recommendations, made public March 11, call on the FAA to prohibit helicopter operations east of Reagan National (DCA) when Runway 15/33 is in use.

With the recent UK government decision to divert funding away from foreign aid programs, the Royal Air Force stands a better chance at augmenting its key capabilities.

The goal is to find a replacement for legacy platforms that are too expensive and cumbersome to develop.

The first Z1 hybrid airship is to be delivered to Straightline in 2028 for initial cargo and humanitarian deployments to Brazil, Alaska and northern Canada.

Leonardo held off on naming its future aerostructures partner as part of a highly anticipated March 11 strategy update.

The company says it has completed the thrust-borne portion of its flight test campaign.

The multisensor satellites will be funded internally, with launches due in 2027 and 2028.

Leonardo CEO Robert Cingolani included the figure in a March 11 strategy update.

The agreement with United Rotorcraft follows the delivery of an Airbus H130 to Skyryse in late 2023 from Air Methods.

Engineers discovered an issue with the heat treatment of a gear component in the main gearbox during routine component testing late last year.

Satellite communications company SES has invested an undisclosed amount in Lynk Global, a direct-to-device satellite constellation startup.